• Climate change and agriculture 

  Todorovic, M; Jovanovic, Nebojsa (Wiley, 2020-04)

  Weather represents day-to-day atmospheric condition (e.g. air temperature, pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine hours, cloud cover, wind direction and speed, etc.) over a short term at a given place and time. Climate ...
• Modelling the fuel reactor of a fluidised bed chemical-looping coal combustor 

  Engelbrecht, Andre D; North, Brian C; Oboirien, Bilainu (Industrial Fluidization South Africa, 2017-10)

  Chemical-looping combustion (CLC) of coal has emerged as a clean coal technology that can potentially be applied for the efficient combustion of coal while producing flue gas that has a CO2 concentration of greater than ...
• Comparative assessment of the GIS based bathtub model and an enhanced bathtub model for coastal inundation 

  Williams, LL; Luck-Vogel, Melanie (Springer, 2020-03)

  Coastal zones are dynamic spaces where human activities and infrastructure are exposed to natural forces, climate change and extreme weather events such as storm surges. Coastal inundation is regarded as one of the most ...
• Evolving the physical global ocean observing system for research and application services through international coordination 

  Sloyan, BM; Wilkin, J; Hill, KL; Chidichimo, MP; Cronin, MF; Johannessen, JK; Krug, Marjolaine J; Lee, T; Oka, E; Karstensen, J (Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-08)

  Climate change and variability are major societal challenges, and the ocean is an integral part of this complex and variable system. Key to the understanding of the ocean’s role in the Earth’s climate system is the study ...
• Evaluation of chlorophyll-a and POC MODIS aqua products in the Southern Ocean 

  Moutier, William; Thomalla, Sandy J; Bernard, Stewart; Wind, G; Ryan-Keogh, Thomas J; Smith, Marie E (MDPI AG, 2019-07)

  The Southern Ocean (SO) is highly sensitive to climate change. Therefore, an accurate estimate of phytoplankton biomass is key to being able to predict the climate trajectory of the 21st century. In this study, MODerate ...
• Using LiDAR derivatives to estimate sediment grain size on beaches in False Bay 

  Burns, James (Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)

  The coastal zone is a dynamic environment that is regulated and influenced by natural ocean processes and anthropogenic phenomena. Beaches are important elements within the coastal zone and are highly valued for the ecosystem ...
• OceanGliders: A component of the integrated GOOS 

  Testor, P; De Young, B; Rudnick, DL; Glenn, S; Hayes, D; Lee, CM; Pattiaratchi, C; Krug, Marjolaine J; Nicholson, Sarah-Anne; Hill, K (Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-10)

  The OceanGliders program started in 2016 to support active coordination and enhancement of global glider activity. OceanGliders contributes to the international efforts of the Global Ocean Observation System (GOOS) for ...
• CSIR launches novel online climate risk profiling and adaptation tool: The Green Book 

  Van Niekerk, Cornelia W; Le Roux, Alize; Pieterse, Amy (South African Association for the Advancement Of Science, 2019-05)

  The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has recently launched a state-of-the-art online climate risk profiling and adaptation tool to assist municipalities across South Africa to assess their risk and ...
• Air-sea fluxes with a focus on heat and momentum 

  Cronin, MF; Gentemann, CL; Edson, J; Ueki, I; Bourassa, M; Brown, S; Clayson, CA; Fairall, CW; Farrar, JT; Krug, Marjolaine J (Frontiers Media SA, 2019-07)

  Turbulent and radiative exchanges of heat between the ocean and atmosphere (hereafter heat fluxes), ocean surface wind stress, and state variables used to estimate them, are Essential Ocean Variables (EOVs) and Essential ...
• Climate change adaptation in the African roads sector: Constraints, opportunities and policy challenges 

  Maritz, Johan; Arnold, Kathryn A; Roux, Michael P; Le Roux, Alize; Verhaeghe, Benott MJ (2019-10)

  Roads play a vital role in strengthening the socio-economic development of regions in sub-Saharan Africa by providing local communities with critical connections between essential market points, service towns and infrastructure. ...
• The prioritisation and adaptation for climate change resilience of rural access roads 

  Paige-Green, P; Verhaeghe, BMJ (CAPSA, 2019-10)

  It has been estimated that by the end of the century, $150 billion will be required to repair and maintain existing roads in Africa, the majority of which will be low volume rural access roads. Research into the prioritisation ...
• Drivers of mangrove distribution at the high-energy, wave-dominated, southern African range limit 

  Raw, JL; Godbold, JA; Van Niekerk, Lara; Adams, JB (Elsevier, 2019-10)

  Mangrove distribution patterns at regional scales are influenced by additional factors besides temperature and rainfall regimes. This study identified abiotic drivers of mangrove area cover along the high-energy, wave-dominated ...
• Embedment of climatic effects in the road asset management process 

  Roux, Michael P; Verhaeghe, Benott MJ; Maritz, Johan; Arnold, Kathryn A; Le Roux, Alize (PIARC, 2019-10)

  The United Nations Environmental Programme describes the African continent as a ‘vulnerability hotspot’ for climate change. During the past four decades African countries have experienced more than 1 500 recorded weather-related ...
• Land restoration for achieving the sustainable development goals: An international resource panel think piece 

  Herrick, JE; Abrahamse, T; Abhilash, PC; Ali, SH; Alvarez-Torres, P; Barau, AS; Branquinho, C; Chhatre, A; Chotte, JL; Von Maltitz, Graham P (United Nations Environment Programme, 2019-09)

  Land restoration has tremendous potential to help the world limit climate change and achieve its aims for sustainable development. In its latest study, the International Resource Panel finds positive spin-offs to support ...
• Biogas Potential and Current Reality of Biowaste Management in South Africa 

  Oelofse, Suzanna HH (2019-07)

  This presentation discusses the challenges faced by managing biowaste in South Africa, and also offers solutions to introduce economically viable resources back into South Africa through recycling, reuse and energy recovery.
• Climate resilience through resource efficiency in smallholder vegetable production in South Africa 

  Musvoto, Constansia D (IEEE, 2019-10)

  Most of the vegetables grown in South Africa are irrigated. Smallholder vegetable farmers face water shortages and other constraints including low yields and high energy costs. This study sought to assist smallholder farmers ...
• Addressing climate change through reduction of food loss and waste 

  Oelofse, Suzanna HH (2019-05)

  Food waste is any food, and inedible parts of food, removed from the food supply chain to be recovered or disposed (incl. composted, crops ploughed in/not harvested, anaerobic digestion, bio-energy production, co-generation, ...
• Advancing land-sea integration for ecologically meaningful coastal conservation and management 

  Harris, LR; Bessinger, M; Dayaram, A; Holness, S; Kirkman, S; Livingstone, TC; Lombard, AT; Luck-Vogel, Melanie; Pfaff, M; Sink, KJ; Skowno, AL; Van Niekerk, Lara (Elsevier, 2019-09)

  Coasts are among our most valuable natural assets but are under intense pressure from human use and climate change. Despite this, coasts – as a coherent ecological unit – have been poorly included in conservation plans, ...
• A framework for sustainable utility scale renewable energy selection in South Africa 

  Naicker, Prisha; Thopil, GA (Elsevier, 2019-07)

  A range of varying criteria with trade-offs need consideration when selecting a suitable renewable energy technology (RET) for a specific area or location. In this study RETs in South Africa, in accordance with the national ...
• Climate change adaptation as a vehicle for SDG implementation: Experiences from small scale vegetable farming in South Africa 

  Musvoto, Constansia D (2018-06)

  South Africa has adopted a sustainable development path and this is guided by several country level strategies and the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Agriculture is central to South Africa's sustainable ...

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